Learn English – What’s the archaic term for the place where swords were made

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Place where blacksmith or swordsmith or metalsmith works.
Where swords are forged (together making alloys)
or
swords are cast from bronze, etc.

For example, a clinic is for doctors, or an office is.. well, ambiguous in nature. A school is for teachers.

If I had to name that "shop" would it be called a factory or a foundry, or were they called something different and more concise?

Best Answer

Consider, smithery

the work, craft, or workshop of a smith.

[1615–25]

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